1963 - Technical Advisor SSI (re-advertised)

• Contributing to the delivery of project activities within Component 2 related to policy analysis and development of education system, in particular those on final examination policy in secondary education;
• Maintaining good cooperation and coordination between national counterparts, partners and other relevant stakeholders of importance activities within Component 2 related to the education policy, or, in particular, the secondary school examination policy;
• Identifying, collecting and analyzing relevant policy-related information and data;
• Capturing good practices and lessons learnt, particularly related to the secondary education examination policy;
• Participation in meetings with the project beneficiary and relevant stakeholders when necessary or required by the Component 2 Manager;
• Providing expert inputs to the preparation and delivery of trainings and other capacity building activities within Component 2;
• Maintaining contacts with other members of the expert team within Component 2 to acquire and share relevant knowledge and information; 
• Performing other duties as required by the Component 2 Manager.

• Component 2 outputs related to the secondary education system, and/or secondary school examination policy development delivered within the acceptable tolerances of time, cost and quality;
• Regular contact with relevant ministries, other stakeholders and beneficiaries maintained;
• Regular contacts with other members of the expert team and project management team; 
• Reports on relevant Component 2 deliverables produced on time in line with quality standards.

• Good application of Results-Based Management;
• Ability to organize and motivate team, deliver when working under pressure and within changing circumstances;
• Excellent writing/reporting and presentation skills;
• Good communication, coordination and facilitation skills;
• Proficiency in report drafting and drafting of secondary school teaching materials, handbooks and manuals; 
• Consistently ensures timeliness and quality of the project outputs; 
• Eager to share knowledge and experience; 
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Strong oral and written communication skills; 
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Demonstrates integrity by modeling ethical standards. 
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and team building skills. 

• University degree in law, social sciences, history, geography, pedagogy, or other related humane sciences;
• MA degree would be considered an asset.
• Work experience:
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in the education system of Serbia as a  professor and/or teacher;
• Minimum 10 years of experience in development of learning materials and analysis of results achieved in the process; 
• Minimum 10 years of experience in final examination in secondary school analysis and development, i.e. as a mentor in the development of final examinations, and/or as a coordinator for the organisation of final examination in secondary schools; 
• Experience of a member of commissions for final examination evaluation will be an advantage; 
• Extensive experience in the development of annual systematization tests in secondary schoolS;
• Experience in direct participation in the secondary school examination development will be considered as an asset.

• Excellent understanding of Serbia's socio-economic situation; 
• Understanding of the current state of play and major development challenges;
• Familiarity with the EU accession process and IPA and other donor assistance programming practices;
• Knowledge in the use of computers and office software packages and handling of web-based management systems.

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